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<blockquote data-quote="WalterM817" data-source="post: 181459" data-attributes="member: 2969"><p>You might try letting some air out of the rear tires. I have a Triglide and you only need 20-23 lbs of air in the rear tires.Any slop in your front end will be amplified so check the forks and especially the headstock bearings. Any play there will be exaggerated. You have to get used to it hugging the camber of the road. It took me forever to get used to the bike leaning to one side or another slightly on a long stretch of interstate that isn't perfectly flat. Those speed suggestion signs on curves are your friend for a 1000 miles or so. They will keep you safe. Counter steering or leaning does nothing for you. It takes a bit of shoulder strength to hold it on a curve. The best advice I can give you for that is to use both arms in a push,pull fashion to negotiate curves. One hand isn't at all enough. If the front end is wobbling I'll bet you need bearings in the headstock or at least a good lube and tightening. After a bit you'll get used to it. Oh yeah,Don't put your foot down at a light etc. or you'll catch a boot under the rear wheels. Seriously I've seen it happen.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WalterM817, post: 181459, member: 2969"] You might try letting some air out of the rear tires. I have a Triglide and you only need 20-23 lbs of air in the rear tires.Any slop in your front end will be amplified so check the forks and especially the headstock bearings. Any play there will be exaggerated. You have to get used to it hugging the camber of the road. It took me forever to get used to the bike leaning to one side or another slightly on a long stretch of interstate that isn't perfectly flat. Those speed suggestion signs on curves are your friend for a 1000 miles or so. They will keep you safe. Counter steering or leaning does nothing for you. It takes a bit of shoulder strength to hold it on a curve. The best advice I can give you for that is to use both arms in a push,pull fashion to negotiate curves. One hand isn't at all enough. If the front end is wobbling I'll bet you need bearings in the headstock or at least a good lube and tightening. After a bit you'll get used to it. Oh yeah,Don't put your foot down at a light etc. or you'll catch a boot under the rear wheels. Seriously I've seen it happen. [/QUOTE]
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